From: Conrad Schneiker <schneiker@...>
Date: 2002-01-13T14:07:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Why I think Ruby will eventually be more popular than Python

"Massimiliano Mirra" <list@chromatic-harp.com> wrote:

> Shall we propose comp.lang.advocacy? ;-)
>
> Massimiliano (not disagreeing with your post but hoping that it does
> not open another can of worms.)

Let's also keep the largest possible picture in mind. The Perl world is much
larger than the Python world, and the C++ and Java worlds are much larger
than the Perl world--i.e. they are gigantic. Likewise, approximately and
inversely, for the relative productivity advantages in many important cases
with respect to Ruby/Python versus Perl versus C++/Java. From this
perspective, we should view Python as a close ally in generic marketing
terms, and we should view Perl as a somewhat less close generic marketing
ally.

If Python usage were to grow 10x or 20x or 50x, that would almost certainly
be wonderful for Ruby, because it would reflect a major sea change with
respect how industry decision makers viewed C++/Java versus other things,
and Perl 5/6 versus other things. That would almost certainly open the door
to comparable Ruby growth.

Conrad